Bøker av Lamar Underwood

An edge-of-your-seat collection of the best in adventure writing.

When Bears Attack is about people who have had nasty-and often fatal-encounters with all different kinds of bears.

Whether you are a prisoner of war, a prisoner of nature's fury, or a prisoner of society, one word smashes your thoughts against a blockade of desperation: Escape! The stakes are higher than freedom itself-chains unshackled, steel doors opened, gunfire avoided. At stake is life itself, and the odds against winning the struggle are immense. The stories in this collection are pulse-pounding accounts of escape attempts of soldiers trapped on battlefields, outdoor adventurers facing nature's darkest hours, and POWs of all nationalities. The pain of wounds, loneliness, and defeat are captured in prose that makes these stories come alive.

Hunting Tales is a collection of some of the greatest hunting stories ever written. It will entertain, enlighten, and inspire hunters the world over. These are enduring stories that have passed the test of time and have attracted generations of readers. They are custom-made for the imaginative reader who loves to hunt and read about hunting adventures.

Great and unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the world's best writers.

"Rich in history and drama, Dog Tales entertains, enlightens, and inspires dog owners and dog lovers. These are enduring stories that have passed the test of time and have attracted generations of readers. They are custom-made for the imaginative reader who loves dogs - the people who agree with Will Rogers that, "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.""--

An unparalleled collection of the of the finest writings about hunting dogs.

In Only the Valiant: True Stories of Decorated Heroes, editor Lamar Underwood has pulled together some of the finest writings about the nation's decorated heroes that capture readers imaginations, meticulously culled from books, magazines, movies, and elsewhere. It includes tales of legendary heroes from the Civil War through Afghanistan.

The Quotable Warrior is quite simply the best collection of quotes from military leaders ever put together, and includes quotations from Thucydides, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, John Pershing, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Norman H. Schwarzkopf from the Peloponnesian War to Afghanistan and Iraq, and all wars in-between.